Strange Circular Sand Dunes Discovered on Mars by NASA Spacecraft
Sand dunes of many shapes and sizes are common on Mars. In this example, the dunes are almost perfectly circular, which is unusual. They are…
Sand dunes of many shapes and sizes are common on Mars. In this example, the dunes are almost perfectly circular, which is unusual. They are…
Mars may be the Red Planet, but false-color images like this one can help us learn about its weather and geology. This High Resolution Imaging…
Although the photo above isn’t new (it was captured by the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE), on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on September 8, 2021),…
The descent stage holding NASA’s Perseverance rover can be seen falling through the Martian atmosphere, its parachute trailing behind, in this image taken on February…
Cerberus Fossae is a steep-sided set of troughs cutting volcanic plains to the east of Elysium Mons. Steep slopes on Mars have active landslides (also…
In this image many sand dunes are visible. They have an elongated crescent form and are called “barchan dunes.” They are formed by the continuous…
Gullies on Martian sand dunes, like these in Matara Crater, have been very active, with many flows in the last ten years. The flows typically…
An international team of astronomers led by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy (MPIA) has made a surprising discovery about the birthplace of groups of…
This newly released HiRISE image shows snowy dunes on the surface of Mars. It was spring in the Northern hemisphere when this image was taken…
This newly released image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a view of the Mars Curiosity Rover amid rocky terrain on Mount Sharp. The car-size…
This Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter image shows a well-preserved landslide scarp and rocky deposit off the edge of a streamlined mesa in Simud Valles, a giant…
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter views the colorful impact ejecta from the collision that created Hargraves Crater. The impact ejecta is a rich mix of rock…
NASA’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment captured this new image of seasonal flows on the surface of Mars. Recurring slope lineae are seasonal flows on…
This new image from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals dark, windblown sand covering intricate sedimentary rock layers in Ganges Chasma, a canyon in the Valles…
This new image comes from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, revealing a region of Mars sprayed with secondary craters from 10-kilometer Zunil Crater to the northwest….
The HiRISE instrument on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured a great view of a small mesa on the surface of Mars. In this newly…
This newly released image from the high resolution imaging science experiment (HiRISE) on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter provides astronomers with a closer look at the…
HiRISE continues to provide astronomers with interesting and revealing images of the Martian surface. The latest image is no different. This new image from the…